Private schools can charge 70% of tuition fees: Raj HC

JAIPUR: In a major relief to private schools as well as parents who have been agitating against schools seeking fee reduction, the high court on Monday directed schools to let students continue their studies online by paying 70% of the tuition fees charged annually.
In an interim order, the single bench of Justice S P Sharma directed parents to pay 70% of tuition fees in three instalments by January 31.

The high court gave the interim order on a petition filed by the Society of Catholic Education Institutions In Rajasthan and others on Monday.
The court made it clear that “on non-payment of tuition fees, the student(s) may not be allowed to join online classes, but shall not be expelled from the school.”
The court also spelled out the time for paying the fees in three instalments. The first instalment has to be paid on or before September 30, while the second must be paid by November 30, and the third by January 31, 2021.
The court said the question regarding the remaining fees would be examined at the stage of final disposal of writ petitions.
The court noted that the “total infrastructure cost, which the school may incur for regular studies during normal days, has been definitely reduced as schools are not opening daily.”